Table 13_1_2.1
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointment as soon as wanted,a United States, 2002-2008
| |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
6.5 |
0.4 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
| Age |
0-5 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
7.8 |
0.7 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
| 6-17 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
10.9 |
0.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
7.1 |
0.7 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
| Female |
5.9 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
| Race |
White, single race |
6.1 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
7.2 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
| Asian, single race |
12.6 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
18.7 |
5.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
4.2 |
20.4 |
4.2 |
| NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
DSU |
DSU |
8.8 |
2.5 |
10.1 |
2.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
13.1 |
2.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
9.6 |
2.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
5.9 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
5.2 |
0.6 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
7.4 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
1.2 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
7.7 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
| Hispanic, all races |
9.0 |
1.0 |
9.4 |
1.3 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
1.3 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
8.3 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
11.7 |
1.2 |
12.8 |
1.4 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
| Near poor/low |
6.5 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
| Middle |
5.9 |
0.8 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
| High |
6.2 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
5.9 |
0.6 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
| Public only |
7.7 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
13.3 |
1.1 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
| Uninsured |
6.9 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
2.2 |
12.5 |
3.1 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
6.6 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
| Large central metro |
6.9 |
0.7 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
10.6 |
0.9 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
| Large fringe metro |
5.0 |
1.0 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
| Medium metro |
7.2 |
0.9 |
9.2 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
| Small metro |
9.9 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
8.9 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
1.4 |
8.2 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
1.8 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
5.6 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
| Micropolitan |
5.5 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
| Noncore |
5.6 |
1.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
5.4 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
6.1 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
| Other |
8.8 |
1.2 |
7.3 |
1.2 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
1.4 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
14.3 |
1.6 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
6.5 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
| Fair/poor |
6.5 |
1.8 |
10.6 |
2.8 |
12.7 |
3.1 |
14.3 |
2.6 |
14.8 |
3.2 |
19.2 |
3.3 |
17.3 |
2.6 |
| CSHCNd |
Yes |
8.2 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
| No |
6.0 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
| U.S. born |
Yes |
6.2 |
0.4 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
8.4 |
0.5 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
| No |
14.9 |
4.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
16.7 |
3.2 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
a. Denominator includes children who made an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.
b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
c. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the MEPS documentation for the 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.
DNC - Data not collected.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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